We will most likely build our house with Heinz von Heiden.
The ventilation system is standardly installed by Pluggit. It is a central ventilation system with vents at floor level. I thought that was quite impractical since dirt would constantly fall in there. With three cats plus children, that seems unavoidable.
Another construction company recommended the FreeAir100 from BluMartin. It is a hybrid system that installs relatively large ventilation units, but otherwise sounds quite good.
Does anyone here have experience with one or even both systems and can provide us with some guidance for our decision?
The ventilation system is standardly installed by Pluggit. It is a central ventilation system with vents at floor level. I thought that was quite impractical since dirt would constantly fall in there. With three cats plus children, that seems unavoidable.
Another construction company recommended the FreeAir100 from BluMartin. It is a hybrid system that installs relatively large ventilation units, but otherwise sounds quite good.
Does anyone here have experience with one or even both systems and can provide us with some guidance for our decision?
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Bauexperte12 Oct 2015 14:15Evolith schrieb:
How exactly does BluMartin not fit into the concept? Does it really matter which one is installed? Heinz von Heiden has its own concept, including ventilation. If you deviate from that, you will—if it even works at all—end up paying much more than a provider that includes BluMartin as standard in their offer.
Once you have chosen a provider, you need to stay within their offer; the pricing is based on their purchasing conditions. Since they do not include the ventilation system discussed here in their offer, they will also lack the necessary dealer network to install it.
Best regards, Bauexperte
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Bauexperte12 Oct 2015 14:22Evolith schrieb:
Then please explain to a layperson more clearly whether the BluMartin system is suitable for our bungalow. Another construction company offers it in their portfolio. Heinz von Heiden is basically building our bungalow following that design. To be honest, I don’t understand what you want to learn from this?
Why is Heinz von Heiden copying another architectural style? They are not that cheap if they just replicate their standard to match other providers.
Regards, Bauexperte
There was a price difference of €30,000. It also includes more services. I can only say why they are cheaper once we have the complete offer.
I understood it as technically impossible to install the BluMartin system.
In the end, they are building us one of their bungalows and moving the walls around so that the bungalow matches the layout of the other company’s design. (We are only concerned with the floor plan.) The only difference I could identify is the masonry. The more expensive company uses white aerated concrete blocks, while Heinz von Heiden uses 17.5 cm (7 inch) bricks.
I understood it as technically impossible to install the BluMartin system.
In the end, they are building us one of their bungalows and moving the walls around so that the bungalow matches the layout of the other company’s design. (We are only concerned with the floor plan.) The only difference I could identify is the masonry. The more expensive company uses white aerated concrete blocks, while Heinz von Heiden uses 17.5 cm (7 inch) bricks.
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Bauexperte12 Oct 2015 15:44Evolith schrieb:
There was a price difference of €30,000. Additionally, more services were included. Why they are cheaper, I can only say once we have the complete offer. Aside from the fact that I simply don’t believe it here—without knowing who the other provider is—a difference of this magnitude, with comparable specifications, can never occur without excluding some services.
Evolith schrieb:
I understood that it is technically not possible to install the BluMartin system. No, it’s simply about the respective supply contracts. Heinz von Heiden does not offer BluMartin and therefore cannot provide the system at a competitive price. And because they cannot, they don’t offer it.
Evolith schrieb:
In the end, they build one of their own bungalows for us and shift the walls so that it matches the bungalow from the other company. (For us, it’s only about the floor plan.) The only difference I could see was the masonry. The more expensive company uses white aerated concrete blocks and Heinz von Heiden 17.5 cm (7 inches) brick. And Heinz von Heiden uses an external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) instead.
Read the technical data sheet (BB) carefully. I hardly know any basic specification that is as stripped down as this one; they are responding to the market and, in my view, this justifies their existence. Keep in mind, when you upscale compared to the competition, they become—because of their concept—significantly more expensive than supposedly high-priced providers.
However, I consider the idea that they offer more services than others as standard to be wishful thinking.
Regards, Bauexperte
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